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to dry
Stem change · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I dry |
| tu | you dry |
| il/elle/on | he/she dries |
| nous | we dry |
| vous | you (plural/formal) dry |
| ils/elles | they dry |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I dried; I have dried |
| tu | you dried; you have dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she dried; he/she has dried |
| nous | we dried; we have dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) dried; you (plural/formal) have dried |
| ils/elles | they dried; they have dried |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to dry |
| tu | you used to dry |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to dry |
| nous | we used to dry |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to dry |
| ils/elles | they used to dry |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had dried |
| tu | you had dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she had dried |
| nous | we had dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had dried |
| ils/elles | they had dried |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will dry |
| tu | you will dry |
| il/elle/on | he/she will dry |
| nous | we will dry |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will dry |
| ils/elles | they will dry |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have dried |
| tu | you will have dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have dried |
| nous | we will have dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have dried |
| ils/elles | they will have dried |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to dry |
| tu | you are going to dry |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to dry |
| nous | we are going to dry |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to dry |
| ils/elles | they are going to dry |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just dried |
| tu | you have just dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just dried |
| nous | we have just dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just dried |
| ils/elles | they have just dried |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I dried |
| tu | you dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she dried |
| nous | we dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) dried |
| ils/elles | they dried |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had dried |
| tu | you had dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she had dried |
| nous | we had dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had dried |
| ils/elles | they had dried |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would dry |
| tu | you would dry |
| il/elle/on | he/she would dry |
| nous | we would dry |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would dry |
| ils/elles | they would dry |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have dried |
| tu | you would have dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have dried |
| nous | we would have dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have dried |
| ils/elles | they would have dried |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have dried |
| tu | you would have dried |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have dried |
| nous | we would have dried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have dried |
| ils/elles | they would have dried |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I dry |
| tu | (that) you dry |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she dries |
| nous | (that) we dry |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) dry |
| ils/elles | (that) they dry |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have dried |
| tu | (that) you have dried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has dried |
| nous | (that) we have dried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have dried |
| ils/elles | (that) they have dried |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I dried |
| tu | (that) you dried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she dried |
| nous | (that) we dried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) dried |
| ils/elles | (that) they dried |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had dried |
| tu | (that) you had dried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had dried |
| nous | (that) we had dried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had dried |
| ils/elles | (that) they had dried |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | dry! |
| nous | let's dry! |
| vous | dry! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have dried by then! |
| nous | let's have dried by then! |
| vous | have dried by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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